My friend Alfred Daniels, known as Danny, who has died aged 90, had a passion for painting. He was always able to draw out his subjects’ particular characters, whether he was painting buildings, people or animals. He had a whimsical touch and whether he painted Billingsgate Market, Tower Bridge or Brighton Beach, each was full of colour and detail. Danny was once described as a “Lowry for Londoners”.
One of Danny’s early achievements was the completion in 1954 of a set of murals at Hammersmith Town Hall, depicting life on the Thames. Shortly afterwards, he was the joint winner, with LS Lowry, of an art competition held by the Football Association and judged by the directors of the National Gallery and the Tate. In the 1960s Danny taught in London, at Hornsey College of Art and then at Sir John Cass School of Art. He was particularly knowledgable about graphic design.
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